35 Gorgeous Wedding Dresses From the Couture Shows

Minimalistic brides-to-be need not apply.

For decades, designers have closed their couture shows with a bridal look. Now, the tradition is dwindling—about a third of couturiers still uphold it, according to one estimate—yet that doesn't exactly mean there's a shortage of potential wedding dresses on the runways. Here, the best options for a white wedding gown we've seen at the couture shows so far: from the closers at Elie Saab and Chanel (which are obviously meant to be bridal) to the perhaps unintentional wedding dresses woven into shows like Giorgio Armani Prive and Giambattista Valli.

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